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The MBTA's BNRD has very noticable inefficencies in South Boston. My proposal to dramatically increase network efficency and eliminate network wastage is to reroute the T7 from City Point to Andrew. Then cull the T12 and the 10 buses back to Andrew. This reuses existing bus stops and...

It would go to the Green Line D Branch at Brookline Village, not the Tremont/Huntington intersection, then up Brookline Ave. to reach LMA. It would provide 3 corridors to get between the D and the Orange Line, instead of being dependent on only 2 corridors. Extending the 29 wouldn't increase...

Ah I see, I had to look up the maps again since there's like a bajillon routes on Tremont St., but there really shouldn't be any buses on Columbus Ave. at all between Jackson Square and Roxbury Crossing.

I'm mainly referring to the Heath St. corridor that only gets hourly bus service between Heath St and Jackson Sq. Meanwhile the 22 still duplicates the Orange Line north of Jackson Square. Tremont St already has several bus routes going through it, and Heath St. would provide a more direct...

Seeing this map makes one realize how dumb and silly it is for the MBTA to have the 22 duplicate the Orange Line between Ruggles and Jackson Square. We already have the Orange Line between Ruggles and Jackson Square, so the MBTA's decision to keep the 22 between Jackson Square and Ruggles is...

The T is currently only running a fraction of service on the Huntington Ave. streetcar route, compared to the B, C, or D branches. Service levels on the Huntington Ave. route has decreased by ~37%. What was previously 8 streetcars per hour, is now down to 5 streetcars per hour, but only on the...

They were forced by the NTSB to leave the derailed streetcar in place. The full shutdown might last longer than today, since I highly doubt they will be let go after tonight, plus the cleanup & repair process that needs full access to the site. The NTSB or FTA could issue safety orders or...

Seems like the East Somerville crossover turnback is too close to the derailment site, or it is powered by the Red Bridge substation, so they can't use it for a Medford/Tufts - East Somerville dinky. Also means the full complete closure of the GLX will be much longer than the full shutdown of...

GLX will almost certainity be shut down Wednesday, per the article. Quoted from the article: ---------- Even though the MBTA got the Red Line back up running within 2 days, Braintree Branch passengers had to transfer at JFK-UMASS to get between Downtown and Quincy and board Ashmont trains...

Perhaps the Somerville Green Line will be offline for the next week or two weeks or months? Hard to tell, too early to say. Knocking out the signals like the JFK derailment in 2019 resulted in 3-4 months of disruption before regular service resumed.

First thing this reminds me of is the derailment on the Green Line on the first day it reopened from track repairs 6 months. Even on brand new tracks, the first day, the first month, or the first year...

That's why I went with Braintree to Alewife. If I did Braintree to JFK UMASS, then that excludes the improvements made between Alewife and Park. If I did Alewife to Park, that excludes JFK UMASS to Braintree. Ditto Park to Ashmont. Alewife to Braintree is the only way I can think of to capture...

The problem is that the schedules of the 34 and 34E are no longer coordinated on weekdays. 25 minute gaps followed by 2 buses in 5 minutes in scheduled service, not service in practice, isn't frequent service. Service has also been massacred on the 34/34E routes since Fall 2021, and even under...

Found a red line rider who does not take the Orange Line or any of the buses; on zombie reddit. Bold statement to make. It may have been better to write "As of right now, The Red Line has been the best it's ever been in years.", not "As of right now, The T has been the best it's ever been in...

So many slow zones were removed on the Braintree Branch, that now the Orange Line boasts the honor of being the most speed-restricted line until November 2nd, due to the delay of the two Orange Line diversions from late summer to Election Day (week) Eve. Orange Line trains continue to creep...

A new article from StreetsBLOG USA last week: https://usa.streetsblog.org/2024/09/20/doom-loop-alert-transit-systems-are-suffering-and-too-many-are-cutting-service

Arlington official tells MBTA board town deserves better https://commonwealthbeacon.org/transportation/arlington-official-tells-mbta-board-town-deserves-better/ Chair of the Arlington School Committee comes to the MBTA Board meeting requesting restored and improved bus service, and requests a...

26 RL cars now:

It is still simply not appropiate to use "metropolitian areas" to measure the size of a city. This forum post is about creating a subway for Worcester, and using "county metro populations" is simply outright inappropiate and unsuitable for measuring the size of a city, or measuring demand for...

I'd still feel like center-running bus lanes the entire length of Comm Ave from Packards to Kenmore are still quite helpful for fixing the eastern tip of the 57 corridor. If there's enough room for an 8 lane stroad with light rail, I'd say thats plenty space enough for center-running bus lanes...